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SMEA President submitting comments re: the Mayor's mid-year requests for new non-union positions.
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To the Honorable Board:
The leadership of the (SMEA) Somerville Municipal Employees Association, has learned that the city intends to add some 18 new non union positions through a mid year staffing request from the Mayor's office. It should be duly noted that after a review of these positions through our attorneys, we believe that there several of them that are appropriate for union representation and believe that there should have been some discussion or notification to the union regarding the addition of these new proposed positions.
For your information the SMEA does have union representation in the Water and Sewer divisions as well as Engineering, Capital Projects and Health and Human Services where these new non union positions are intended. We believe before approving the funding of these positions, there should be further discussion on the non union vs. union postings.
Thank you for your consideration.
Edward Halloran, SMEA President
James Roderick, Vice President
"In Unity there is Strength"